Control for GitLab vs The Career Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control for GitLab
Manage your GitLab projects on your iPhone or iPad from anywhere. Track projects, issues, merge requests, and code, all from your mobile device. Stay connected to your team and code even when you're on the go.
- Manage Projects, Issues, and Merge Requests
- Browse Source Code and Commits
- Full Team Management
- View and Edit Branches and Tags
- Markdown and Emoji Support
- Secure with Passcode
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Control for GitLab is the best way to manage your GitLab projects on any iPhone and iPad device, anywhere at any time! Control for GitLab helps you to easily keep track of your GitLab projects while you are sitting on the train on your way back home, or when you are trapped inside a meeting with no chances of getting out! Features: - View and add Projects - View, add, edit and share Issues - Issue, Milestone and Merge Requests Transition Workflow - Search Issues by ID, title or labels - View and add Comments - Style any comment or description with markdown, HTML and emoji smileys - Calendar and Address Book Integration - Browse your Source Code - Full Team Management (add and remove team members) - View your Commits - View your Commit Diffs - View, protect and unprotect your Branches - View your Tags - View and add Labels - View, add, edit and share Milestones - View, add, edit and share Merge Requests - View, add, edit and share Code Snippets - View and use Favourite Filters - View and add Groups - View, add, edit, share SSH Keys - View, add, edit, share Hooks - Explore, fork and favourite public projects - Full Core Spotlight support - Full access the projects' Wiki - Protect your data with a personal Passcode - Connect to HTTP or HTTPS server GitLab is a growing community and as their API expands so will this app! We work extensively with the GitLab team to refine and expand the API in order to provide you the best GitLab mobile user experience ever. You will have everything under control! Follow the project on twitter: @gitlabcontrol For info on new releases, to suggest new features and to report bugs send an email to support@gitlabcontrol.com. Restrictions: Control for GitLab currently supports GitLab server version 9.x and higher. Disclaimer: Control for GitLab is not affiliated, endorsed, sponsored, or approved with or by GitLab Inc.
The Career Card
Enhance individual and team performance by reinforcing desired behaviors and coaching on undesired ones. Earn points to unlock desired prizes, making it ideal for students, professionals, and community groups.
- Reinforce desired behaviors
- Coach on undesired behaviors
- Earn points for prizes
- User-friendly interface
- Customizable to team needs
- Secure data protection
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Career Card is your ultimate application for enhancing individual and team performance by providing reinforcement on desired behaviors and coaching on undesired behaviors, ultimately allowing individuals to choose a desired prize upon accumulating enough points. Whether you're a student, professional, or part of a community group, Career Card provides the tool you need to enhance performance of an individual or team. Why Career Card? User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design makes it easy for anyone to use, regardless of technical expertise. Customizable: Tailor the app to fit your team's unique needs and preferences regarding prizes and identification of desired and undesired behaviors. Secure: Your data is protected with top-notch security measures to ensure privacy and confidentiality. Download Career Card today and take your teamwork and collaboration skills to the next level!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Career Card at 5.0 against Control for GitLab's 3.9. The Career Card also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.7.11). Control for GitLab's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (260 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Control for GitLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Career Card sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Career Card holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control for GitLab has 260 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, The Career Card every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control for GitLab | The Career Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (260 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.7.11 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valerio Mazzeo | The Career Card LLC |
Customer experience
Control for GitLab
The Career Card
Bugs and requests
Control for GitLab
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues with two-factor authentication
- Inconsistent project and issue listing
- Crashes and connection errors
- Incorrect charging and purchase issues
Requested features
7 requests- Support for multiple GitLab instances
- Ability to approve merge requests
- Dark mode option
- Better code viewing and editing capabilities
- Support for GitLab CI/CD features
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- Improved markdown rendering
- Milestone management
The Career Card
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Control for GitLab
- GitLab Control Pro$7.99
The Career Card
- Bronze A$12.991 Month
- Silver A$99.991 Month
- Gold A$224.991 Month
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- Diamond A$399.991 Month
Questions
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